MINSK, September 7. /TASS/. As many as 172 more novel coronavirus cases were confirmed in Belarus in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 73,000, the country’ health ministry reported on Monday.
"As many as 73,031 people (or about 0.77% out of the country’s population of 9.41 million - TASS) have tested positive for COVID-19," it said, adding that the daily tally was 172.
"A total of 716 coronavirus patients with a number of chronic diseases have died since the epidemic outbreak (five deaths during the past day)," it said.
According to the latest update, as many as 71,883 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease, including 19 in the past 24 hours. A total of 1,591,247 people, or 16.8% of the population have been tested for the novel coronavirus, including 5,471 during the day.
Belarus did not impose any coronavirus lockdowns, with mass gathering not being banned. The maximal daily tally of newly confirmed coronavirus cases was reported in April when more than 900 patients tested positive in one day.
The country’s health ministry anticipates a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic in November-December.